Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:

Massive attendance at a Junot Díaz reading and book signing last night in New York City reached near riot proportions[2]. (Color Lines)

Writer and filmmaker Gretl Claggett has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a short film called “Happy Hour,” based on a poem. The film explores memory of childhood sex abuse and will be narrated by Julianne Moore[8].